25 Facts About Barry Farber

Barry Morton Farber was an American conservative radio talk show host, author, commentator and language-learning enthusiast.

Barry Farber wrote articles appearing in The New York Times, Reader's Digest, The Washington Post, and the Saturday Review.

Barry Farber was the father of journalist Celia Farber and singer-songwriter Bibi Farber.

Barry Farber was Jewish and grew up in Greensboro, North Carolina.

Barry Farber started taking French and Spanish classes in his sophomore year and learned Norwegian on his own while in high school.

Barry Farber graduated in 1948 from Greensboro Senior High School.

Barry Farber then attended the University of North Carolina, where he learned Russian.

Barry Farber had knowledge of more than 25 languages, including the ones mentioned above.

Barry Farber published a book titled How to Learn Any Language that detailed his method for self-study.

Barry Farber preferred to say that he was a student of a certain number of languages, rather than saying that he spoke them.

Barry Farber could speak and read some Albanian, and was enthusiastic about expanding his vocabulary of the language.

Barry Farber said in the book that when he was inducted into the US Army in 1952, he was "tested and qualified for work in fourteen different languages" and since learned more in some of those languages as well as the others.

Barry Farber left that job for an evening talk show on WOR in 1962, and then became an all-night host in 1967.

Barry Farber then joined 570 WMCA for an afternoon drive time talk show, which lasted until 1989 when WMCA changed its format to Christian radio.

Lynn Samuels, a liberal, was forced to share her local 770 WABC show with Barry Farber which led to on-air confrontations, and resulted in her departure from the station.

Barry Farber eventually joined Talk Radio Network as a weekend and fill-in host until that network ceased operations in 2017.

Barry Farber then moved to CRN Digital Talk Radio Networks, hosting a one-hour weekday show.

Early in the 1970s, Barry Farber was an adjunct professor of journalism at St John's University in New York.

In 2008 Barry Farber married Sara Pentz, a television news reporter and journalist.

Barry Farber was inducted into the National Radio Hall of Fame in 2014.

Barry Farber embraced the Social Democracy popular in that Scandinavian nation.

In 1977, Barry Farber left his talk-radio career for a time to run for Mayor of New York City as the candidate of the Conservative party, receiving almost as many votes as the Republican candidate, but vastly fewer than winner Democrat Ed Koch.

Barry Farber, who vowed never to completely retire from broadcasting, remained active on his CRN show until the day before his death, appearing to celebrate his 90th birthday.

The day after, on May 6,2020, Barry Farber died at his home.

Barry Farber had been in declining health following a series of falls.